The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-05

us the tclurus ITOIu tne lOlllty Dexttl
to come in. Before, however, the new
piece had run long enough to become
profitable, Miss Lennox sprang q now
investment upon her patron.
"Don't you think" she inquired
one day, THAT we could make
good thing out OF season in Ameri'
ca?"
upon my word, Madge, you quite
take ones breath away. What put
that into your head?"
Every one does it-that is to say,
every one OF any position. And most
oil them make money out OF it, | am
told. Why shouldn't WEI"
1--WE will try, ii you like" his lord
ship replied. Nothing would please
me better than tour with you
TIN ough the States"
81 did not know that had invited
YOU" said Miss Lennox, with slight
change IN her tone. "There would
hardly be place in the company for
your lordship, / am afraid"
Miss Lennox had trick OF putting
aside in some such fashion as this any
approach to familiarity on Lord
Doldally's part. Still, though n man
OF the world, and not young one, he
was very much infatuated with her,
and in the hope that the proposed
American venture would make her feel
more appreciative of his attentions,
he gave q general assent to II, and
again lent his chequebook freely for
the preliminary expenses, which had
to be concludedat once.
Before, however, the preparations
for the American tour were finally
complete, circumstances brought
about an understanding between
his lordship and Marguerite Lennox
rather sooner than he had anticipat'
ed.
The jeure premier OF Miss Lemons
Jollity company was Mr.. Walter Mil
lard, n rising young actor, with an
agreeable person and q lovely voice.
Miss Lennox and he had, in fact.
played together ever since the young
lady's first season in London, and
very nicely they did it-especially the
love-making which caused excrucia-
ting torture to Miss Lennox's admir-
ers in the stalls. Doldally was too
old stager for weakness OF that kind.
His experience told him that the
most love-lorn hero and heroine on
the stage are frequently not on speak
ing terms off it. Nor was his lord
ship seriously dscomposed when he
discovered, as he did before long, that
q prolonged course OF making love to
Miss Lennox on the stage had given
AIp In I'd 70 n
permanent warp that way. Somany
people were obviously and mconsol-
ably in love with Marguerite, that o
tenor more or less was matter DINO
moment; added to which, Lord Dol
daily regarded Willard who was quiet,
gentlemanly fellow in private life, as q
bit of muff, and a person entirely be-
meath his aristocratic notice. His
lordship was, therefore, the more an
noyed when during the latter part of
the Jolity season he noticed signs OF
incipient Irritation between Marguer-
tie and Willard in the green-room and
other places where their mutual rela-
tion gave no warrant for such q pro-
ceeding. 1t was after intruding one
evening upon tete-a-tete OF this kind,
and receiving a tolerably straight
hint that his presence was not desir-
ed, that Lord Doldally determined
to speak his mind plainly without
delay. He accordingly called upon
the actress the very next morning IN
a far but amable mood, and lost no
time in coming to the point.
"Look here, Marguerite" he said;
~ think it is better that we should
come to an understanding"
"On what subject, pray?" inquired
Miss Lennox, rather distantly.
"First, on the subject OF Millard. /
don't like his dangling about after
you, and / am not going to put up
with such incidents as occurred last
night"
Indeed and what right has your
lordship to express an opinion on
what passes between Mr.. Millard and
myself"
1.-THE best ofrights, replied thep
angrily. Upon my soul you take 1t
pretty coolly. Ii you think that lam
gong to spend fortune"
"Stopl" cried Miss Lennox, in tone
which rather took her visitor aback.
"Beiore you say anything insulting,
kindly let me have a word. II you
will listen minute or two, think we
shall understand one another as well
as you can desire"
"As you please" said Lord Doldal'
ly.
"Then will tell your lordship a
story which may make matters plain.
Once upon a time, not many years
AGO, there lived in London
lady. She had two young
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